‘To have a baby in an apocalyptic moment is pretty scary’: Felicity Jones speaks about welcoming her first child in a pandemic as she gives rare insight into the ‘rollercoaster’ of parenthood
Felicity Jones has discussed her experience of becoming a mother for the first time during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a new interview, the actress, 37, who welcomed her baby son with her director husband Charles Guard in April, described childbirth as ‘pretty scary’ and admitted parenthood is a ‘rollercoaster’.
The screen star added that while she’s been adjusting to the new role, she doesn’t ‘have to feel a sense of missing out’ due to nationwide lockdowns amid the global crisis.
‘To have a baby in an apocalyptic moment is pretty scary’: Felicity Jones has discussed her experience of becoming a mother during the pandemic (pictured pregnant in December 2019)
Thespian Felicity told The Times: ‘To have a baby in an apocalyptic moment is pretty scary… My husband and I have been calling it double lockdown.
‘Parenting is just a rollercoaster of fatigue, celebrating that you have got through each day at about 7.05pm, and then realising you have to live your entire life between the hours of 7 and 10.30.
‘You’re pretty much removed from the world anyway in those first few months. And at least I don’t have to feel a sense of missing out. I’m really ready for a few crazy parties. I am even thinking about the possibility of wearing jeans again.’
The Inferno star, who has lived in baggy clothing for the last six months, revealed she’s been keeping herself preoccupied by exercising in her living room, as well as listening to Lizzo and ‘a bit of drum’n’bass out of nostalgia for my student days.’
‘My husband and I have been calling it double lockdown’: The actress, 37, welcomed her baby son with her director husband Charles Guard in April (pictured in June 2019)
‘You’re removed from the world in those first few months’: In a new interview, the screen star admitted parenthood is a ‘rollercoaster’ (pictured in December 2019)
Star Wars actress Felicity and filmmaker Charles, 44, are known to be a fiercely private couple, who rarely publicly share details about their home life.
The TV, film and stage star first confirmed her pregnancy news after debuting her baby bump at The Aeronauts premiere in New York City last December, 17 months after tying the knot.
The Theory Of Everything star dated the movie executive for two years before he proposed in May 2017, and they tied the knot in July 2018 at the picturesque Sudeley Castle in the Cotswolds, Oxfordshire.
Felicity, who stars alongside George Clooney in new science fiction film The Midnight Sky, previously opened up about her outlook on love in a 2014 interview with The Telegraph.
‘I’m ready for a few crazy parties’: The stage star revealed she’s excited about letting her hair down after living in baggy clothing for the last few months (pictured in September 2019)
The media personality said: ‘I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories — that’s why I keep making romantic movies.
‘It’s funny how seeing a love story never gets boring, because it’s the dream isn’t it? It’s the dream to have a true connection with another human being.’
Before meeting her husband, who is best known for directing the 2009 thriller The Unknown, the Amazing Spider-Man 2 star dated sculptor Ed Fornieles for 10 years after they met at the Ruskin School of Art.
In 2016, Felicity told Harper’s Bazaar she worried how having children might impact her career.
The Birmingham native explained at the time: ‘Fortunately, I feel like we’re in a new era, where it is empowering rather than limiting to have children.
‘From what I can see from friends and relatives, women get stronger and more decisive from having children, they don’t waste their time doing things they don’t want to.’
New role: Felicity stars alongside George Clooney in new science fiction film The Midnight Sky (pictured as astronaut Augustine)